Topic: Copyright Issues, pirating

[Chilli Prawn]

I have been made aware that some guests/members are selling recipes from this site, and possible creating books or ebooks (Ebay etc).  It depends on your point of view, but if a recipe is uncredited then it is free to copy but still liable to copyright laws if it is then sold for profit.  Similarly, If someone posts a recipe here which is fully accredited as their creation etc,. then it may not be copied or used for gain without the permission of the author or copyright owner.  I think this should be placed somewhere in the conditions or whatever, just so that pirates know they may be liable for prosecution!  I would hate to see all your hard work be stolen for someone elses profit.  But then I guess the majority wouldn't mind.  What do you think.

CP

[DARTHPHALL]

Ha haaaa me hearties dead men tell no lies, yo ho yo ho.
You don't know how difficult it is being a full time Dark lord & a Captain of ship of scurrilous dogs ha haaar.


On a serious note, yep i agree we have all worked hard here at CR0 & we do deserve protection, any of the members in the field of Law or has insight into the legal machinations of our plight, your assistance would be of a great help.

Failing that if you copy our recipes & sell them without our permission you have the option of being chopped in half (Darth Maul styleee) or run through with my trusty sword hah haaarrr. ;D

[Chilli Prawn]

Listen you crazy person.  If you want to be a pirate captain then learn the trade
Its Keel-hauling and the cat o' nine tails you want, as well as hanging from the yardarm by the thumbs, or failing that make 'em walk the plank (after you have done the rest of course)  ;D  Could do with a yohoho emoticon here now.  Suppose you will calling yourself Darth Blackbeard now

Nighty Nighty
CP (Cap'n Pugwash)

[DARTHPHALL]

 ;D ;D

[Curry King]

The Ebay skank merchants have always done this and they always will.  The best thing to do is create a few throw away ebay accounts and ruin their auctions.  Doing this with a couple of accounts is best by forcing the price up high so that the scammer ends up paying really high fees to Ebay   

You can try and report them to Ebay but they don't really care, as long as they get the fee's they turn a blind eye. 

I have actually listed an auction warning people that all of this information is availiable free here!  Might have to relist it 

[DARTHPHALL]

Nice one CurryKing 

[Mark J]

I sell my CTM recipe on ebay, its all my own work and is on this site with my blessing FOC.

[Curry King]

Yeah sorry Mark I don't mean to suggest that every ebayer is a skank merchant far from it I use it a lot myself for books and games etc.. 

We all know the sellers though, selling some curry ebook which ALWAYS turns out to be the completely crap "Secrets of the Indian Chefs Revealed", with a different name!

[CurryCanuck]

Ebay has unfortunately become more of a front - end loaded collector of fees - content with the collection of $$$ rather than monitoring the integrity of the individuals that utilize the service .

[Chilli Prawn]

sadly yes